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ATTORN EY5 Patented May 10, 1932 smash STATES PATENT oFFI E:

I EDGAR WORRALL TAYLOR, F BIRMINGHAM, NGLAND, ASSIGNOR T0 INFAL IB'LE aCARD sELEcrmGoo PAnY LIMITED, 0]? BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND cARn AND LIKEINDEXING, soarme, TAIBULA'IING, AND LIKEAPrARA rUs" Application filedApril 7, 1930, Serial no.

tion which it may occupy in the pack; the said apparatus being of thekind having means for holding or looking a pack or number of cards,tablets or othe'rlike elements 1 within a cabinet or container and alsomeans for selecting and releasing any particular'element, from theholding or locking means to enable such elementtobe removed.

The invention, however, is particularly applicable to card indexcabinets'of thekind described and claimed in Patent No. 1,7 02,994, Feb.19, 1929 granted to WalterBuckeridge, in which the required card couldbe selected by the operation of rods engaginggaps. or

2D apertures in the cards, such gaps or? apertures having narrow orrestricted parts or entrances and the rods having, in cross-section,

a long and a short axis, so that they are incapable in one positionofpassing through the narrower portion of the gaps but are adapted, onbeing turned into another position, of passing through the said narrowerportions of the gaps to permit of the cards being removed; Although theinvention is particularly applicable to card index cabinets of the abovetype, it may also be applied to any selective card or like filingcabinet or container in whicha particular element may be removed fromapack afte'r having been selected and released from the holding means.The object of the present invention is'to provide means whereby theselected element can be positively lifted or removed from the packwithout the necessity of inverting the dex cabinet described in PatentNo. 1,7 023%. According to the invention, the cards or other elements tobe selected and removed are individually supported upon or above asedesired element as soon as the latter has been released from itslockingr or holding device by the operation of appropriate selecting andreleasing means. The, ejecting members are apparatus as was the casewith the card in ries of separate movable ejecting members which areadapted to act upon and e ect any 442,221, and in Great Britain May 7,i929.

preferably spring-actuated, and are normally held inoperative uponthejcards or other elements by mechanism which is adapted to render thesaid membersoperative when: it is desired to remove a given element.Thus,"the

ejecting members may consist of vertically-5- movable slides tending toberaised by springs but normally held in a lowered positionby leversdrawn down by springs whichoven a 60.

come the resistance of the springs acting upon the ejectors, the saidlevers being adapted to be raised by cams or the like operated f bysuitable means soasthereby to relieve the downward pressure upon theejector slides which thus press upwards upon the cards or other elementsand eject or raise 1 any element that may have been selecteda'ndreleased.

- Figure 1 of, the" accompanying-drawings represents across-sectionthrough a card cabinet provided with card-ejecting means in accordancewith the present invention, ,one of the cards being shown partly brokenaway to illustrate a card behind in its raised. or eject edfpo'siti'on;i

Figure 2 is a longitudinalfvertical"section through one end of thecabinet on theTline i 2+2'of Figure 1 and through'a number ofthe leversfor releasing the cards, a numberof the cards beingrepresented in edgeview with oneof them raised, and some of the springs and lifting slidesbeing shown also in edge views a A v i Figure 3 is an underside view ofoneend portion ofthe cabinet on an enlarged scale showing thearrangement of the cams. A Figure 4 is a front elevation of the cabinetwiththe .end cover-plate or key-board partly brokn'aw'ay to show thegearing for'operating the'cams and lowering the card-supp o1 'tingslides. w

Figure 5 is a sectional elevation ofthe op posite end of the apparatuson the line 5-5 of Figure7. I j A A Figure 6 is a vertical sectionthrough the frontend ofthe machine on the line 6+6 of Figure 7 ,showingthe gearing for rotating the cam shafts and .the cam mechanism forlowering. the card-supporting slides, the

a horizontal section through the lower part of the apparatus on the line7'7 of Figure 4 to show the interconnected gearing at the front andback, the cams on the cam shafts being omitted.

Figure 8 is a longitudinal section through the upper portion of thecabinet on the line 88 of Figure 4.

Figure 9 is a .vertical section through the front ends of thecard-engaging rods, on the line 9-9 of Figure 8, the front cover beingremoved, showing the rod-operating levers in elevation.

Figure 10 is a horizontal section through the front cover androd-operating levers, on

V the line 1010 of Figure 8, showing the card rods in plan.

. Referring to' the drawings, which illustrate the invention inconnection with a card indexcabinet having card selecting, locking andreleasing means as described inPatent No. 1,702,994, the cards 1 areplaced vertically in a box-like cabinet 2 and have their low er edgesformed with a series of gaps or apertures corresponding to differentnumerals, letters or other characters as described 1n the said patent.such gaps 3 which correspond to the numerals, letters or othercharacters making up the number, name or other characteristicappertaining to any individual card having restricted entrances, Whilethe remainder 4 areparallel-sided. all of them be- 7 ing engagedrotatable rods 5 each having a long and a short axis in cross-section,so that by giving a quarter turn to the appropriate rods 'the latter areplaced in a vertical position such that'the desired card is released andcan be withdrawn. In Figure 1 three of'the rods are shown ina'vertical'position to release the card 1 which is indicated in araisedposition. In order positively to eject a released card, the whole of thecards the slid in the cabinet are supported upon individual ejectors inthe form of thin rectangular or other metal frames 6 disposed side byside in two longitudinal series, one at each side of the cabinet. Theseframes 6 constitute slides, being adapted to slide vertically uponrectangular horizontal guide bars 7, and each beingadapted to be raisedindividually by a vertical tension spring 8 anchored at its upper endto'a lug 9 on an anchoring plate 10 threaded, on a bar 11., and attachedat its lower end to a lug 12 upon the upper edge of Groups or sets ofanysu-itable number of adjacent slides (for example, as shown,

correspondingly displaced,

groups or sets of five) may have the lugs 12 to which the sprlngs areattached, successively displaced laterally relatively to one another,the. lugs 9 on the plates 10 being whereby. the springs of each groupmay bedisposed side by side in the transverse direction of the cabainet, but slightly staggered or displaced in 13 at its upper end,extending towards the interior of the cabinet, and adapted to support orhe beneath an individual card. Thus the normal tendencyof the springs 8is to raise the slides 6 against the loweredges of the cards 1 and liftany card thatm'ay have been released by theoperation of the rods 5.Normally, however, the ejector slides 6 are held inoperative upon. thecards,and"for this purpose each slide is provided with a 1 dependingshank 14 terminating in a horizontal projection 15 extending inwardstowards the interior. of the cabinet. Lying upon and'engaging the saidprojection 15' of each slide is the outer end of a horizontallydisposedlever 16, a series of such levers'being pivoted side by side uponjacommon longitudinal shaft 17 and each being wide enough to act upon aplurality of slides (such as three or other suitable number)simultaneouslyy two sets of levers being employed one at each side ofthe cabinetfor controlling therespec- 'tive sets of ejector slides atopposite sides,

each said set of'levers being mounted upon a separate shaft 17 17. Thelevers are drawn downwards by separate coiled tension springs ,18anchored at their lower ends to lugs 19 on plates 20 threaded, side byside on a bar21. and connected at theirupper ends to depend ing lugs 22on the respective levers, the said lugs being successively staggered ingroups of three or more to allow of the springs being disposed in threeor more rows. The said springs 18. are sufficiently strong to overcomethe-resistance of the springs 8 acting on the ejector slides, so asthereby to lower the latter. The levers'16 are adapted to be raised, in

order to render theejectors 6 operative upon the cards, by means-of cams23', one for each lever, aseries of such cams being keyed side 11 byside upon a rotatable shaft 24, twosets of cams being employed one'foreach set of levers, each set beingYfiXedupon a'separate rotatable shaft24, 24. Each cam 23 is adapted to engage andwipe pasta lug or nose 1part 25 on the respective lever 16, which latter maybe bowed or archedto permit of the rotation of the cam after wiping past the lug, thusallowing the levers to return to'their original position, and adjacentcams are slightly angularly displaced relatively to one another, inspiral form, as shown in Figures 1 and 3, so that when the camshaft 24is rotatedthe cams in each pitch length of the spiral formation comeinto operation in succession and cause the corresponding sets of ejectorslides controlled by the respective levers, to be released in successionandthen re-engaged by the levers until all the slides in the cabinethave been so released andreengaged. When the slides 6 beneath oppositeends of the card such as the card 1*, that has been unlocked or releasedby the rods, thus become operative, they press the said card upwardsabove the other cards in the-pack, as shown in Figures 1 and 2, and thusit can be easily removed by hand.

The two cam shafts 24, 24, are geared together at opposite ends andthroughfurther gearing they are adapted to be operated simultaneouslyfrom a common actuating lever situated outside the cabinet. Thus, theshafts 24 are mounted to rotate in bearings in the end walls of thecabinet, and at their forward ends carry spur-wheels 26, 26,respectively, which are coupled together by intermeshing pinions 27, 27,one of which is engagedby a pinion 28 on the same shaft 29 as a bevelwheel 30 gearing with a bevelwheel 31 on a transverse shaft 32 adaptedto be rotated by a lever 33 through a pawl-andratchet device 34. Theshaft 29 extends to the rear end of the cabinet and carries at that enda pinion 35 (see Figure 5) gearing with intermeshing wheel 36, 36,respectively engaging spur-wheel 37, 37 onthe rear ends of thecam-shafts 24, 24.. By operatingithe lever 33 the said shafts 24, 24,are rotated step by step from opposite ends and in opposite directions.I

Should an ejector slide 6 stick in a raised position after havingejected acard, such as if a lever jams between the slides, it maybelowered and the mechanism restored in its proper working condition,making the guide rods 7 of the slides movable in a downward direction,soas thereby to draw down the raised slide. For this purpose the saidrods 7 are capable of a vertical movement in slots 38 at the front ofthe cabinet and in slots 39 at the-rear end. They are normally held atthe top of the slots by tension springs 40 at the front, connecteddirectly to the rods,

and'by springs 41 at the rear connectedt'o depending parts 42 carried bythe rods The rods are adapted to be lowered 'when'required by levers 43,43, at the front and by similar levers 44, 44, at the rear, their endsengaging the top faces of the rods. The

levers 43 at the front are operated by cams 45, 45, carried byspur-wheel46, 46, mounted behind the spur-wheels 26, 26, upon bushes surroundingthe shafts 24, 24. The wheels 46 gear with intermeshing wheels 47 47,

mounted behind the wheels 27, 27, one of the wheels 47 being upon alongitudinal shaft 48 carrying a bevel-wheel 49 gearing with abevel-wheel 50 on a transverse shaft '51 adapted to be partiallyrotatedby a lever52. The shaft 48 extends to the rear of the cabinet andat its rea-r end carries one of two intermeshing wheels 53, 53, mountedbehind the wheels 36, 36, and gearing with spurwheels 54, 54, mountedbehind the wheels 37 37, upon bushes 55, 55, the said wheels 54, 54,carryingcams 56, 56, which can engage the levers 44, 44. By operatingthe external lever 52' the cams 45, 56, may be turned so as to operatethe levers 43, 44, to cause them to depress the rods 7- and therebylower any slides-that may be remaining intheir raised position. i r sThe card-holding rods 5 may be rotated to release any desired card byany suitable" through slots in the casing/ Conveniently,

however, the mechanism illustratedparticularly in Figures 8 to 10 and inFigure 4. is employed. Thus, the forward ends of the rods 5 extendthrough a slot 57 in the front.

wall of the. main box 2 and aresoldered or otherwise fixed withinshouldered collars 58' rotatably mounted in bearing apertures in atransverse bar 59 supported upon the end wall of the cabinet andcontained within an extension chamber 60 thereof. At therear end of thecabinet (see Figure 8) the rods5 are similarly fixed in rotatableshouldered V bearing collars 61 mounted in apertures in a bar 62 fixedto the endwalh-and they are thus prevented from moving axially bytheshoulders of the collars. The rods maybe supported at any number of;intermediate points in their length by means of hearing I collarsmounted in partitions of the cabinet. 7

The front ends of the rods 5 project beyond the collars 58, aretwistedat 63 through anv angle of 90, and the extremity of each rodengages within a vertical slot64 in the lower part of a verticallever'65 pivotally hung or 1 fulcrumed at its upper end so as to beadapt+ ed to turn in the longitudinal direction of the cabinet, as shownby dotted lines in Figure 8. Thelevers 65 are disposed side by side"across the chamber 60 and may conveniently comprise U-sectionbars-having in their up? per ends slots 66 engaging fulcrumpins 67fitted 'inthe top portion 68 "of thechamber 60, the levers beingretained on the fulcrum a pins, by a bar er-strap 69.

The front'of the chamber closed a cover 7 0. secured to the cabinet byscrews or the like, and this cover carries a series of v sliding keysfor operating the rods, oonsti tuting a key-board. In the examplerepresented, which is intended to be used with cards bearing numbersupto 999,"three rows of keys are employed bearingnumbers from f 0 to 9,the top row 71 indicating hundreds,1

the middle row 72 indicating tens, and the bottom row 73 indicatingunits. Thekeys comprise heads carried by horizontally-sliding fiatshanks 74L slidably mounted in slots in the cover 70 and incorresponding slots in a back casing 7 5, transverse guide pins 76 beingcarried by this casing and passing through slots 7'? in the key shanksso as to limit the movement of the keys. The keys of the three rows arestaggered with respect to one another and the inner ends of therespective key shanks are disposed opposite to and engage differentlevers 65. By pressing any key inwards the corresponding lever is swungrearwards, as shown by dotted lines in Figure 8, so that its slot 64moves over the twisted part 63 of a rod 5 and causes the latter to beturned through an angle of 90 into a vertical card-releasing position.By manipulating theappropriate keys the rods corresponding to therestricted slots 3 of any particular numbered card can be turned into avertical position and can then be ejected from the cabinet by the meanspreviously described.

Instead of the keys bearing numerals, they may be marked with letters ifthe cards are distinguished by names instead of numbers. In order toturn the whole of the bars 5 into a vertical position for thepurpose ofversal bar 78 carried atopposite ends by lever arms 7 9 pivoted at 8.0to the sides of the chamber 60, the said'bar 78 carrying a pairoflaterally-spaced depending lugs 81 adapted to be respectively engaged bytwo laterally-spaced keys 82 disposed below the main keyboard (seeFigure 8),each of the said keys sliding in a casing or bracket '83 fixedto the cover and its movement being limited by a pin 84: engaging a slot85 in the shank of the key. By depressing thes keys 82 the universal bar78 is moved rearwards and forces back the whole of the levers 65,

I thus turning all the rods 5 into a vertical position. A stop 86limitsthe forward return movement of the universal bar 78.

In order to move the whole of the rods 5 into a horizontal card-lockingposition, suchas after the cards have been loaded into I the cabinet, or:after any card has been replaced, a second universal bar 8'Z isemployed behind'the levers 65,the same being carried taining position s.

,Having fully described my invention, what I desire to claim' andsecureby Letters Patent 1s:-- 7

sponding to the dilferent cards or the like and above which therespective cards or the like are individually supported, and meansacting upon the ejecting members to cause certain members to eject anydesired'card or the like when said card or the like has been releasedfrom its locking device by the operation of the selecting'and releasingmeans,

2. A selective card or like cabinet comprising a container, means forlooking a number of cards or like elements within the container, meansfor selecting and releasing any particular element from/the lockingmeans, a series of movable ejectormembers corre sponding to thedifierent cards or the like and above which the respective cards or thelike are individually supported, and a spring acting on each ejectormember to cause any desired card or the like to be ejected when saidcard or the like has been released from its locking device by theoperation of the selecting and releasing means. Y

3. A selective card or like cabinet comprising acontainer',"means forlocking a number of cards or like elements within the container, meansfor selecting and releasing-any particular element from the lockingmeans, a series of spring-actuated ejector slides corresponding to thediiferent cards or the like and above which the respective cards or thelike are individually supported, mechanism for normally holding the saidejector slides inoperative upon the cards or the like but which isadapted to render the said ejecting slides operative uponthecards or thelikeso as to cause any desired card or the like to be ejected when saidcard or the like has been released from its locking device by the op.-eration of the selecting and releasing means.

4. A selective card or like cabinet comprising a container, means forlocking a number of cards or like elements within the container, meansfor selecting and releasingany pan ticularelement from the lockingmeans, a series'ot spring-actuated ejector members corresponding to thedifferent cards orthe like and above which the respective cards or thelike are individually supported, mechanism for normally-holding theejector members in a lowered and inoperative position but which isadapted to be operated to release the said ejector members in successivestages throughout the series and enable the springs of ejector membersappertaining to a card or the ike which has been released from itslocking means to raise the said members and lift the "said card or thelike above the other cards or the like in the container.

5.'A selective card or like cabinet comprising a container, means forlocking anumber of cards or like elements within the con: tainer, meansfor selecting and releasing any particular element from the lockingmeans, a series ofmovable ejector members correspondin to the differentcards or the like'an'd above w ich the respective cards or the like areindividually supported, springs acting upon the individual ejectormembers tending to raise the same, and meansiacting upon the ejectormembers for normally holding them in a lowered and inoperative position,the said means being adapted to be operatedto release the ejectormembers to enable the springs of the ejector members appertaining to acard or the like which has been released from its locking means toraise-the said members and lift the said card or the like, and alsobeing adapted to be operated to again lower the raised ejector membersand retain the same in an inoperative position.

.6. A selective card or like, cabinet comprising a container, means forlooking a number of cards or like elements within the container, meansfor selecting and releasing. any particular element from the lockingmeans, a series of 'side-by-side vertically-movable ejector memberscorresponding to the different cards or the like and above which therespective cards or the like are individually supported, springs actingupon the individual ejector members'tending to raise the'same, leversengaging the ejector members, springs acting upon the levers to causethe latter tohold the ejector members normally in a lowered inoperativeposition, and cams operable to cause the levers to be raised to relievethe downward pressure upon the ejector members and enable the latter topress upwards upon the cards or like elements and raise any element thatmay have been released from its locking means. a r I V 7. A selectivecard or like cabinet comprising a container, means for looking a numberof cards or like elements within the container, means for selecting andreleasingiany particular element from the locking means, a series ofside-by-side vertically-movable ejector slides corresponding to thedifierent cards or the like and above which the respective cards or theiikeare individually supported, springs acting upon the individualejector slides tending to raise the same the springs of groups ofadjacent ejector slides being disposed side by side. in the transversedirection of theapparatus and being offset in the longitudinal directionrelatively to one another by amounts corresponding to the thickness ofthe slides, and means acting upon the ejector slides for normallyholding them in a lowered and inoperativeposition, the said means beingadapted to be operated to release the ejector slides to enable thesprings of the ejector slides appertaining to a card or the like whichhas been. released torraise the said members and lift the said card orthe like. i i

. 8. A selective card'or like cabinet comprising a container, means forlocking a number of cards or like elements withinthe -con-.

tainer, means for selecting and releasing any particular element fromthe locking means, a

adjacent slides are successively displaced laterally relatively to oneanother, means for guiding the slides, vertically-disposed ten sionsprings connected to the respective lugs of the ejector slides tendingto raise the latter,

the springs of groups of adjacentejector slldes being disposed side :byside in the transverse direction'of the apparatus and be-. ing offset-inthe longitudinal direction relatively to one anothereby,amountscorrespond ing to the thicknessfof the slides, and means acting upon theejector slides. for normally holding them in a lowered andinoperativeposition,- the said meansbeing adaptedto be operated'to release theejector slides to en,-

able the springs of the ejector slides appertaining to a card or thelike which has been releasedto raise the said membersandlift the saidcard or the like.

prising. a container, means for locking a number of cards or likeelements within the container, means for selectingand releasing anyparticular element from the-locking means,

9. A selective card or like cabinet com-Y.

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a series of side-,bjz-side vertically-movable ejector slidescorresponding tothe diiierent cards or the like andabove which therespective cards or the like are individuallysupported,the said ejectorslides having upstanding lugs of which those of groups of adjacentslides are successively displaced laterally relatively to one another,means for guidingthe slides, vertically. disposed tension springsconnected to the respective lugs of the ejector slides tending-to raisethe latter,

the springs of groups of adjacent slides being disposed side by side inthe'transverse direction of the apparatus andloeing displaced in thelongitudinal direction relatively to one another by amountscorresponding to. the

thicknessof the slides, levers engaging the.

ejector slides and having depending lugs displaced in a plurality oflongitudinal groups, tension springs connected to the said dependjinglugs of the levers and disposed in a; plurality of rows corresponding tothe groups of lugs, the said'springs-causing the levers normallyt'o-hold the-ejector slides in a lowered V j inoperative position' andcams; operable to cause the levers to'be'raised to relieve .thefl'downward pressure upon the ejectorslides the cards or the like and raiseany element that may have been released. 7

10. A selective card or like cabinet comprising a container, means forlocking a number of cards or like elements within the container, meansfor selecting and releasing any particular element from the lockingmeans, a series of .side-by-side vertically-movable ejectorslides"corresponding to the different cards-or the like and eachprovided with a lateral lug adapted to support an individual card or thelike, springs acting upon the individual ejector slides tending to raisethe same, spring-actuated members acting upon the ejector slides fornormally holding them springs acting upon the individual ejector slidestending to raise the same, a plurality of side-by-side levers each of athickness such as to engage a plurality of ejector slides, springsacting upon the levers to cause the latter to hold the ejector slidesnormally in a loweredposition, and cams operable to cause the levers tobe raised to relieve the down- Y ward pressure upon the ejector slides.

12. A selective card or like cabinet comprising a container, means forlocking a number of cards or like elements within the container, meansfor selecting and releasing any particular element from the lockingmeans, a series of side-by-side vertically-movable ejector memberscorresponding to the difl'erent cards or the like and above which therespective cards or the like are supported, springs acting upon'theindividual ejector slides tending to raise the same, a plurality ofside-by-side levers engaging the ejector members, springs acting uponthe levers to cause the latter to hold the ejector members normally in alowered position, a rotatable shaft, a plurality of cams upon the shaftangularly displaced relatively to one another in spiral formation, saidcams being adapted to engage the respective levers, and means forrotating the shaft to cause the levers to be raised by the camstorelieve the clownward pressure upon the ejector members.

13. A selective card or like cabinet comprising a container, means forlocking a number of cards or like elements within the container, meansfor selecting and releasing any particular element from the lockingmeans, a row oflaterally-adjjacent ejector members at each side of thecontainer disposed beneath the respective cards'or the like, springsacting upon: the individual ejector members tending to raise the same,

two rows of levers engaging the respective 7 rows of ejector members,springs acting on the levers to cause the latter to hold the ejectormembers normally in a lowered position, two sets of cams adapted to acton the respective rows of levers to raise the same and mountedon'separate rotatable shafts, gearing connecting the shafts, and anexterior actuating lever for operating the shafts.

14. A selective card or like cabinetcomprising a container, means forlocking a number of cards or like elemelitswvitliin the container, meansfor selecting and releasing any particularelement from the lockingmeans, a series of vertically-movable ejector slides, disposed beneaththe respective cards or the like, a guide bar upon which the slides aremounted and bywhich they are guided, means for moving the guide bar in avertical direction, springs acting upon the ind vidual e ectorslidestending to ralse the same, levers 611 gaging the slides, springsacting on the levers to cause the latter .to hold the slides in alowered position, and cams adapted to act on the levers to raise'thesame.

1'5. A'selective card or like cabinet comprising .a container, means forlooking a number of'cards or like elements within the container,

means for selecting and releasing any particular element from thelocking means, a series of vertically-movable ejector slides disposedbeneath the respective cardsor the like, a guide bar carrying theslides'and mounted for vertical movement in slots in a supporting part,springs normally maintaining the bar in a raised position, means fordepressing the bar against'the action of the springs, Y

.a'guide bar carrying the slides and mounted for vertical movement inslots in a supporting part, springs normally maintaining the bar in araised position, levers acting on the bar to depress the same, camsactingon the levers, means for operating the cams, springs acting on theindividual ejector slid-es tending to raise the same, and means forholding the ejector slides ina lowered position and for releasing thesame to allow them to act upon the cards. 1

17. A selective c'ardor like cabinet comprising a container, means forlooking a number of cards or like elements within the container, meansfor selecting and releasing any particular element from the lockingmeans, a row of laterally-adjacent. vertically-movable ejector slides ateach side ofthe container, two guide bars upon one of which eachrespective row of ejector slides is mounted, a supporting part for eachbar, the samehaving slots for vertical movement of the bars, springsnormally maintaining the bars in a raised position, levers acting on thebars to depress the same, cams acting on the levers, gearing between thecams for the respective guide bars, a lever operating the cams, springsacting on. the individual ejector slidestending toraise the same, andmeans for holding the ejector slides in a lowered position and forreleasing the same to allow them to act upon the cards.

18. In a selective card cabinet, the combination of a plurality of rodsin section hav- 7 ing a long and a short axis,means whereby the longaxis of the rods can be made to take 5 up either a vertical or ahorizontal position, cards each having a plurality of non-lockable edgenotches corresponding to some of the rods and a number of lockable edgenotches corresponding to the remainder of such rods, a series of movableejecting members corresponding to the different cards and upon which therespective cards are individually supported, and springs acting upon theejecting members to cause the said members to eject any card which hasbeen released from looking engagement with the rods.

19. In a selective card cabinet, the combination with a plurality ofrods in section having a long and a short axis, means whereby the longaxis of the rods can be made to take up either a vertical or ahorizontal position, cards each having a plurality of nonsuch rods, aseries of vertically-movable ejector members corresponding to thedifferent cards and above which the respective cardsare individuallysupported, springs actmembers and enable the latter to press upwardsupon the cards and raise any card that may have been released fromlocking engagement with the rods.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature.

EDGAR WORRALL TAYLOR.

lockable edge notches corresponding to some 1 of the rods and a numberof lockable edge notches corresponding to the remainder of such rods, aseries of vertically-movable" ejector members corresponding to thedifi'erent cards and above which the respective cards are individuallysupported, springs acting upon the individual ejector members tending toraise the same, means for normalbination with a plurality of rods insection having a long and a short axis, means whereby the long axis ofthe'rods can be made to take up either a vertical or a horizontalposition, cards each having aplurality of nonlockable edge notchescorresponding to some of the rods and a number of lockable edge notchescorresponding to the remainder of

